NMSU To Detail Job Cuts, Dispute With Texas Over Rio Grande May Head To Supreme Court

New Mexico State University president Garrey Carruthers says he will unveil details about the school's budget problems, which will include jobs cuts.

Carruthers said he would give details Wednesday about the elimination of 89 open positions and 37 jobs currently held by employees. He says the moves are needed for the long-term fiscal health of the school.

Carruthers says the university will try to find jobs for those who will be laid off.

The university saw a $9.1 million reduction in its $690.5 million operating budget for fiscal year 2016.

NMSU's main campus saw its student body shrink 14 percent this fall to 15,490 students from peak enrollment in 2011 of 18,024. As enrollment shrinks, so does university revenue.

The FBI and the New Mexico State Police arrested Sandoval in March 2015 for allegedly trying to possess cocaine with intent to distribute in Colfax County the previous month.

He also was accused of stealing money belonging to the FBI.

While on duty in December 2014, Sandoval allegedly stole money from two motorists whom he believed to be drug traffickers.

Sandoval reportedly found $8,000 in cash in the motorists' vehicle during a traffic stop and kept all but $500 of it. He later learned the cash belonged to the FBI and the two motorists actually were undercover officers.

A massive oil field fire that began with explosions Monday night in San Juan County in northwest New Mexico is about 75 percent contained.

KOB-TV reports the fire burned 36 storage tanks that held oil and wastewater. No injuries have been reported and no homes were destroyed, but WPX Energy, which owns the site, is providing lodging for about 10 families.

Officials from the company, as well as the Farmington Fire Department and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency are monitoring air quality in the area. WPX officials said the fire should be completely extinguished by the end of the day.

It is still unclear how the fire began, but a WPX official told KOAT-TV that information should be more clear in the next few weeks and the company will share that with the public.

It will likely be up to the nation's highest court to settle a dispute between Texas and New Mexico over management of water from the Rio Grande.

Officials in both states have been waiting for nearly a year for a recommendation on the handling of the case that could dramatically curb groundwater pumping in some of New Mexico's most fertile valleys and force the state to pay as much as $1 billion in damages.

Now, a special master assigned by the U.S. Supreme Court is recommending the rejection of a motion by New Mexico to dismiss the case, meaning it can move forward as long as the court agrees.

Texas sued in 2013, claiming New Mexico failed to deliver water as required under a decades-old compact.

Libertarian Party presidential candidate Gary Johnson is wasting no time in courting backers of Bernie Sanders after the Vermont senator endorsed former rival Hillary Clinton.

Johnson appeared Tuesday in a new YouTube video to urge people who are still "feeling the Bern" to consider the Libertarian Party option.

The former two-term New Mexico governor is urged Sanders supporters to "Google Gary Johnson" in the video highlighting Johnson's civil rights score card from the ACLU and Clinton's positions on the Iraq War and the bombing of Libya. Johnson makes only passing reference to Republican contender Donald Trump.

Libertarians including Johnson are pushing for reduced spending and taxes, saying the federal government has gotten too big across the board. Former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld is the Libertarian vice presidential nominee.

Suspect Accused Of Shooting Into Homes Released Day After Arrest – KRQE-TV, KOB-TV

Residents of a neighborhood in the Albuquerque foothills are on edge after a man police arrested after they say he fired shots into homes and cars was released from jail.

KRQE-TV reports police arrested Derek Foote late Monday night, but he was out on bond by Tuesday. He is to appear in court Wednesday and also faces previous charges of shooting at buildings and negligent use of a firearm.

Police said they will have extra patrols in the area. KOB-TV reports Foot could go back to jail if a judge raises his bond or revokes it.